Sale reports / Pennsylvania / Middleburg / 2021-03-23

Middleburg

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Middleburg, Pennsylvania · Tue, Mar 23
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1918
Slaughter Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 223▲ 30 vs year ago 253 · +11.9%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
107 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 98▲ 7 vs year ago 100 · +7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 130 lb Lean cow deleted; 1 lb Feeder Dairy Calf deleted

Compared to last week slaughter steers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter holsteins sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold steady-1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Compared to last week holstein bull calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher. All price per cwt.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52977.681,18817
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,78267.391,2013thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58262.1198310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41658.3982722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29349.9764627
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35579.221,0732thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17072.008421thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48194.381,39810
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42984.411,2067thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,41976.661,0887thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,369112.081,5347thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276107.631,37314
HeifersSelectAverage1,23997.591,2099thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505112.931,70013
SteersChoiceAverage1,479109.061,61319
SteersSelectAverage1,322104.021,3759thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 196161.47/cwt32
BullsNumber 294122.24/cwt24
BullsNumber 38869.82/cwt9
BullsUtility808.75/cwt4
HeifersNumber 189138.40/cwt6
HeifersNumber 27515.00/cwt3

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · Middleburg Livestock Auction - Middleburg, PA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,322104.02/cwt96.00–108.001,3759
Steers—Choice1,479109.06/cwt106.00–112.001,61319
Steers—Choice and Prime1,505112.93/cwt111.00–115.501,70013
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,23997.59/cwt89.00–104.001,2099
Heifers—Choice1,276107.63/cwt103.00–111.001,37314
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,369112.08/cwt109.50–114.501,5347
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26062.66/cwt36.00–71.007906
Bulls——1,49579.87/cwt74.00–89.001,1946
Bulls——1,89293.07/cwt88.00–104.501,7615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28250.87/cwt45.00–54.0065220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29456.36/cwt55.00–59.507294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36535.45/cwt29.00–40.004843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41457.13/cwt54.00–62.0080818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42664.07/cwt63.00–66.509144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56461.18/cwt57.00–63.009578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65565.82/cwt64.00–67.501,0892
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,78267.39/cwt64.00–70.001,2013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,17072.00/cwt72.00–72.008421
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35579.22/cwt75.00–84.001,0732
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,41976.66/cwt70.00–82.001,0887
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42984.41/cwt80.00–88.001,2067
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48194.38/cwt90.00–101.001,39810
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Number 27015.00/cwt15.00–15.00112
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross75200.00/cwt200.00–200.001501
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross80255.00/cwt255.00–255.002041
Heifers—Number 28515.00/cwt15.00–15.00131
Heifers—Number 1Beef Cross90205.00/cwt205.00–205.001851
Heifers—Number 19347.70/cwt40.00–55.00442
Heifers—Number 110075.00/cwt75.00–75.00751
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Utility5510.00/cwt10.00–10.0061
Bulls—Utility655.00/cwt5.00–5.0031
Bulls—Number 37347.76/cwt40.00–55.00352
Bulls—Number 275137.50/cwt125.00–150.001032
Bulls—Number 183152.45/cwt150.00–160.001276
Bulls—Number 38325.30/cwt15.00–35.00212
Bulls—Number 284129.55/cwt90.00–160.001094
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross85255.00/cwt255.00–255.002171
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross90240.00/cwt240.00–240.002161
Bulls—Number 39399.32/cwt30.00–135.00924
Bulls—Number 294123.64/cwt80.00–155.0011611
Bulls—Number 195150.48/cwt140.00–160.0014311
Bulls—Utility9510.00/cwt10.00–10.00101
Bulls—Number 1Beef Cross100185.00/cwt135.00–235.001852
Bulls—Number 1101158.56/cwt155.00–170.001607
Bulls—Number 2103110.10/cwt100.00–120.001135
Bulls—Number 310585.00/cwt85.00–85.00891
Bulls—Utility10510.00/cwt10.00–10.00111
Bulls—Number 2110115.00/cwt95.00–135.001272
Bulls—Number 1111155.55/cwt145.00–162.001734

This sale against other markets

Pennsylvania weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Pennsylvania auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.